and just like that a month has passed.

The Minnesota winter this year has been insane. So much that even the hard core minnesotans are sick of it. but today is a day of sunshine and glorious seventy degree weather so i'm hoping that means the winter has finally kicked the bucket. The worst part about winter ending is having to start shaving my legs again. that's terrible, i know. but i don't even care. As of today there are twenty four days left of senior year. twenty four. 

Nothing too exciting has happened in the past month.

Just kidding.

the first two weeks were spent on the most lovely family vacation across the U.S. we started in chicago and worked our way to upstate New York where we did some church history tours.

more on those later.

for now, here are some of my favorite moments from the trip

 

 Chicago has a magnolia bakery, home of the best banana pudding in the world. like full fat world class banana pudding. I ate half the pint for dinner and finished it off the next morning at breakfast. because that's how to end and start your days, ya know?

 While in Chicago, we went to this diner called Ed Debeivcs, where the waiters are obnoxious on purpose and their turkey burger is slightly below average. but they do have some pretty cute tiny sundae's so that's cool.

 You're looking at the worlds largest McDonald's with escalators, a gift shop, and the same terrible food. but they had free wifi. and magnificent views of Chicago.

My Family is so weird. Love them.

 This sister missionary in New York was from spain and i love her. we spoke spanish together and she said i speak it beautifully. study abroad in spain just becomes more tempting on an hourly basis.

Grant and Amy had multiple ice baths while in hotels. pretty sure the maids hated them. but it was pretty hilarious.

 Niagara falls was beyond awesome and i want to go back when it's not half frozen so i can explore down by the bottom.

It was such a lovely trip. I want to dedicate a whole post to the sacred grove and its life changing moment for me.
as for now, it's friday! Hip hip!
Enjoy the sunshine.
xoxo.